ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132454
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Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1989 |
Time: | 11:15 |
Type: | Bell 206B |
Owner/operator: | National Helicopter Service |
Registration: | N90296 |
MSN: | 1738 |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4424 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Bakersfield, CA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | VNY |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:
PROBABLE CAUSE:THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE HELICOPTER BEING FLOWN IN EXHAUST GASES EMANATING FROM A COGENERATION PLANT CHIMNEY STACK THAT EXCEEDED THE CERTIFICATION STANDARDS OF THE POWERPLANT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INVISIBLE NATURE OF THE EXHAUST GASES WHICH MADE THE DETECTION OF THEIR PRESENCE UNLIKELY.
Sources:
NTSB id 20001213X29155
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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